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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1511 )
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Five of the Best (September 2014 to September 2018)
In 2015 to celebrate reviewing for five years I started a series entitled Five of the Best where I chose my favourite five star reads which I’d read in that... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Weekly Wrap Up (September 30)
My blogging (and reading) has become erratic over the last few weeks and so it is a little while since I did a weekly wrap up post, but there is a reason… I hav... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Love As Always Mum Xxx – Mae West with Neil McKay
Non-Fiction5*s Fred Rose West’s crimes were shocking and I well remember the days at the end of February, beginning of March 1994 when the papers were full... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – Muriel Spark
Classic5*s This book was chosen for one of the entries for The Classics Club list as I’d heard so much about it from so many admirers and so I had to see what... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Clockmaker’s Daughter – Kate Morton
Historical Fiction4*s For those of us that love a rich multi-layered dual time-line story The Clockmaker’s Daughter fits the bill perfectly. Read more
Posted on 27 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
This Week in Books (September 26)
Hosted by Lipsy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words Well I... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (September 25)
Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Vicky from I’d Rather Be At The Beach who posts the opening... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Gallows Court – Martin Edwards #BlogTour
Crime Fiction5*s Martin Edwards is an expert in classic crime springing from the Golden Age so I was thrilled to be asked to be part of the blog tour to... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Girl in His Eyes – Jennie Ensor #BlogBlitz
Contemporary Fiction4*s Well here is an author who isn’t the slightest bit afraid of delving into a subject that is a difficult one to say the least! Read more
Posted on 21 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Mile End Murder – Sinclair McKay
Non-Fiction4*s Sinclair McKay re-examines a crime right at the heart of the Victorian era in 1860. A murder that was committed against an elderly woman in her... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Family Secrets – Derek Malcolm
Non-Fiction3*s This non-fiction book tells the tale of a supremely unhappy family, one that is marred by a secret of the highest order, a murder. Read more
Posted on 13 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
This Week in Books (September 12)
Hosted by Lipsy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words My current... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Shrouded Path – Sarah Ward #BlogTour #BookReview
Crime Fiction5*s I was absolutely thrilled to be contacted by Faber Faber to see if I wanted to be part of the Blog Tour to celebrate the publication of the... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The New Mrs Clifton – Elizabeth Buchan
Historical Fiction4*s The Second World War is the basis for a whole raft of historical novels and The New Mrs Clifton takes a different approach in viewing the... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Weekly Wrap Up (September 9)
I know I’m getting old because each time I come to write one of these posts I am shocked at how far through the year we are already – I mean how can the summer... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Sisters of Mercy – Caroline Overington
Psychological Suspense5*s Agnes Moore disappears on the day that she is supposed to board a plane to return to England from Sydney. She had made the epic journe... Read more
Posted on 08 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Night She Died – Jenny Blackhurst
Psychological Thriller4*s I have read far fewer psychological thrillers in 2018 than previous years and those that I have chosen have been of a high quality wit... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Roald Dahl Collection #BlogTour
September 13 is Roald Dahl Day so put it in your diaries. As a child I adored Danny the Champion of the World, was fascinated by the awful characters in... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
This Week in Books (September 5)
Hosted by Lipsy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words With... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (September 4)
Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Vicky from I’d Rather Be At The Beach who posts the opening... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE